Total births
124
Girls' name · since 2014
Greylynn
124 babies named Greylynn in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10170
- among girls today
- 124
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 43%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Greylynn is the #10170 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 124 recorded since 2014.
Social Security Administration records show Greylynn recorded 124 times among girls since 2014, holding rank #10170 nationally today, ahead of 43% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #10170 among girls today
- 124 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
- 43% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Greylynn is currently the #10170 girls' name in America, more common than 43% of girls - 124 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10170
- among girls today
- 124
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 43%
- more common than other girls
Greylynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10170
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 43% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Greylynn was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
16 babies were named Greylynn in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
How Greylynn compares
124 28th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Greylynn's all-time total is 68% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Greylynn | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 124 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 48 | 19,840 |
Greylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Greylynn's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Greylynn at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#10,170
Active since
2014
Greylynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Greylynn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Greylynn's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Greylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 73 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Greylynn? ▼
Greylynn has been given to 124 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #10170 as of the latest data. 16 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
When was Greylynn most popular? ▼
Greylynn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Greylynn been used? ▼
Greylynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 12 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Greylynn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gretchen, Greta, Grecia, Gretta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Greylynn
Nearby Names Like Greylynn
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Greylynn
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Grecia Girl
#1159 6,318 births
Gretta Girl
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Greer Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Greylynn: #10170 Girls' Name - 124 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/greylynn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Greylynn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.